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"description": "<h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>Students who are pending Social Work and are admitted to the program must adopt the most current catalog.</li> <li>Residency Requirement consists of at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF School of Social Work.</li> <li>Students should complete the General Education Program and the Common Program Prerequisite Requirements before beginning the Social Work Program.</li> <li>Students entering the social work program and completing the program prerequisites including Statistics are required to earn a minimum of \"C\" (2.0) in each course.</li> <li>Students should consult with a BSW Student Resource Specialist.</li> <li>The courses designated in sections 1 (general education) and 2 (common program prerequisites) below may be taken at a college or university other than UCF and should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.</li> <li>Students meeting the six hours of cultural diversity requirement must earn a minimum of \"C\" (2.0) in each course.</li> <li>A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 is required in all Social Work courses with a minimum grade of \"C\" (2.0) in each course.</li> <li>Students must earn an overall GPA of 2.5 for entry into field education and to be eligible for graduation from the Social Work Program.</li> <li>Students must complete all the requirements listed in 1-11 below.</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Core Requirements: Basic Level</h3> 0 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Choose ONE of the following courses, or see advisor for more options:</li><li>STA 2014 - Principles of Statistics Credit Hours: 3 GEP</li><li>STA 2023 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 GEP</li><li>*Required Principles of Statistics</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Core Requirements: Advanced Level</h3> 45 Total Credits <ul><li>Earn at least 45 credits from the following: <ul><li>SOW3284 - Social Work Perspectives on Social Justice (3)</li><li>SOW3104 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)</li><li>SOW3300 - Practice I:Generalist Practice in Social Work (3)</li><li>SOW3111 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)</li><li>SOW3352 - Practice II: Interpersonal Skills in Social Work (3)</li><li>SOW3401 - Social Work Research (3)</li><li>SOW3620 - Culturally Competent Social Work Practice (3)</li><li>SOW4730 - Documentation in Social Work Practice (3)</li><li>SOW4232 - Social Welfare Policies and Issues (3)</li><li>SOW4341 - Micro-Level Roles and Interventions in Social Work (3)</li><li>SOW4343 - Macro-Level Roles and Interventions in Social Work (3)</li><li>SOW4515 - Field Education Seminar (1 - 2)</li><li>SOW4941 - Internship (1 - 99)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Cultural Diversity Requirement</h3> 6 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Complete at least 2 of the following: <ul><li>ANT4332 - Latin America: Social Justice Futures (3)</li><li>ANT2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts (3)</li><li>ANT3610 - Language and Culture (3)</li><li>ASH4404 - Modern China (3)</li><li>ASH4442 - Modern Japan (3)</li><li>CPO4303 - Comparative Latin American Politics (3)</li><li>HUM3401 - Asian Humanities (3)</li><li>REL3333 - Hinduism (3)</li><li>REL3363 - Islam (3)</li><li>JST3401 - Jewish People in Antiquity (3)</li><li>JST3820 - Modern Israeli Culture (3)</li><li>LAH3130 - Early Latin America (3)</li><li>LAH3200 - Modern Latin America (3)</li><li>LAH3470 - History of the Caribbean (3)</li><li>AMH3561 - Women in American History I (3)</li><li>AMH3571 - Black American History I (3)</li><li>ANT3302 - Sex, Gender and Culture (3)</li><li>ANT3311 - Indians of the Southeastern United States (3)</li><li>SOP3724 - Psychology of Prejudice (3)</li><li>SYD3700 - Race and Ethnicity (3)</li><li>EDF2085 - Introduction to Diversity for Educators (3)</li><li>HSC3593 - HIV Disease: A Human Concern (3)</li></ul></li><li>Contact Social Work Program for other course options</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Restricted Electives</h3> 6 Total Credits <ul><li>Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Select six hours of social work electives in consultation with faculty advisor.</li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>57</strong></h4><h4>Capstone Requirements</h4><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h4>Electives</h4><ul> <li>Students can choose 21 credit hours of electives. SOW 2020 (3 credit hours) Careers in Creating Social Change is a preferred elective for students in Freshman and Sophomore standing. Select courses that are 2000-level or higher with advisor approval. Note: Students are responsible for meeting the 120 credit hours graduation requirement.</li> </ul><h4><br/>Foreign Language Requirements</h4><p>Admissions</p><ul> <li>Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.</li> <li>Students that transfer with an AA degree and will be pursuing a BS degree must meet the University foreign language admission requirements for graduation.</li> </ul><p>Graduation</p><ul> <li>Cultural Diversity Requirement</li> </ul><h4><br/>Additional Requirements</h4><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h4>Required Minors</h4><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h4><br/>Departmental Exit Requirements</h4><ul> <li>A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 in all social work courses with a minimum grade of \"C\" (2.0) or higher in each social work course.</li> </ul><h4>University Minimum Exit Requirements</h4><ul> <li>A 2.0 UCF GPA</li> <li>42 semester hours of upper division credit completed</li> <li>30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.</li> <li>A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.</li> <li>Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, and nine hours of Summer credit.</li> </ul><h3><br/><br/>Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120</h3><h4><br/><br/>Additional Information</h4><h4>Honors In Major</h4><ul> <li> More information about Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/. Admission and Eligibility for HUT program can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/admissions/. </li> <li>Complete a three-credit directed reading course/or a three-credit CHPS Interdisciplinary Honor Course.</li> <li>Complete a three-credit thesis course.</li> <li>Earn a 3.5 GPA in your Social Work major.</li> <li>Earn a cumulative 3.2 GPA in your total UCF courses.</li> <li>Complete 60 hours of college credit, including 12 upper division hours at UCF.</li> </ul><h4>Related Programs</h4><ul> <li>Criminal Justice (B.A. or B.S.)</li> <li>Psychology (B.S.)</li> <li>Sociology (B.A./ B.S.)</li> <li>Public Administration (B.A. or B.S.)</li> </ul><h4>Certificates</h4><ul> <li>Aging Studies Certificate</li> <li>Children’s Services Certificate</li> <li>Social Work & the Law Certificate</li> <li>Spanish for Social Workers Certificate</li> </ul><h4>Related Minors</h4><ul> <li>Health Services Administration Minor</li> <li>Aging Studies Minor</li> <li>Psychology Minor</li> <li>Sociology Minor</li> <li>Nonprofit Management Minor</li> </ul><h4>Advising Notes</h4><ul> <li>Use Focus2Career platform for career exploration at: https://bit.ly/UCFFocus2</li> </ul><h4>Transfer Notes</h4><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><h4>Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses</h4><ul> <li>POS 2041: may use POS X042 or PUP X099</li> <li>BSC 1005: may use BSC X085, BSC X010, or PCB X099</li> <li>PSY 2012: may use PSY X020</li> <li>SYG 2000: may use SYG X010</li> </ul><h4>Program Academic Learning Compacts</h4><ul> <li>Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: <em>https://oeas.ucf.edu/doc/chps/alc_chps_social_work_bsw.pdf</em></li> </ul>",
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